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Journal of Zhejiang University SCIENCE A 2005 Vol.6 No.6 P.483-486

http://doi.org/10.1631/jzus.2005.A0483


A tunable dual-broad-band branch-line coupler utilizing composite right/left-handed transmission lines


Author(s):  ZHANG Yu, HU Li, HE Sai-ling

Affiliation(s):  Centre for Optical and Electromagnetic Research, Joint Research Centre of Photonics of the Royal Institute of Technology(Sweden) and Zhejiang University, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China; more

Corresponding email(s):   zhangyu@coer.zju.edu.cn, sailing@ieee.org

Key Words:  Branch-line coupler (BLC), Broad band, Dual-band, Composite right/left-handed (CRLH), Left-handed, Tunable


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A tunable dual-broad-band branch-line coupler (BLC) utilizing left-handed (CRLH)%29&ck%5B%5D=abstract&ck%5B%5D=keyword'>composite right/left-handed (CRLH) transmission lines is presented. Two λ/4 segments consisting of CRLH transmission lines are added to each port to broaden the dual bands of the branch-line coupler. Numerical simulation and optimal design of the novel coupler are presented. The dual bands of the novel coupler are tunable and broad. The 1-dB bandwidth of each pass band is more than 16% of the central frequency.

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